Christ Through Us, IICS 654 Spiritual Formation in Congregations

Missional – a corporate perspective

God’s work in the world is assigned

to the whole church.

Missional – a corporate perspective

God’s work in the world is assigned

to the whole church.

Individuals contribute in a

way that is consistent with their giftedness

Missional – a corporate perspective

God’s work in the world is assigned

to the whole church.

Individuals contribute in a

way that is consistent with their giftedness

Celebrate the gifts of others

and get on with your task and

calling

Frederick Buechner

“The place God calls you to is the place where your

deep gladness and the world’s deep

hunger meet”

The journey toward gladness

There is a journey to get to each “place” of gladness.

The journey toward gladness

There is a journey to get to each “place” of gladness.

At each point, another “leg” of the journey begins.

The journey is long

I have discovered the place of gladness

I can’t imagine something better except for heaven

Getting here has taken a long time

Along the way, we learn…• Contentment• Joy• Godly Passion• Engagement with God• Sacrifice• Suffering• Attentiveness• Discernment through Listening Prayer• Obedience• Giftedness• Spiritual Discipline

Glen Scorgie

“It is not God’s characteristic style to reveal too much of our true vocation until we have

settled whether we will obey his call”

Ordinariness

“Dare to love and to be a real friend. The love you give and receive is a reality that will lead you closer and closer to God as well as [to] those whom God has given you to love”—Nouwen

“God’s unconditional love embraces [us] despite [our] being unspectacular”—Scorgie

Missing God’s best

What if we miss God’s best vocational

design?

Missing God’s best

What if we miss God’s best

vocational design?

God is the best webmaster—the

return loops are coded into the software…

The dynamics of Christian

Spirituality are…

Linked together

Dependent on one another

Equally important to

spiritual health

Mission Possible

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to

walk alongside others as you and as they work and pray

on the journey toward godliness and gladness as

disciples of Jesus.

Create space for God

Chronological space

Psychological spacePhysical space

Final Thought

Develop your friendship with God and community, allow God

to transform you, work listening.